shaft
From LSJ
ὁ δὲ πείσεται εἰς ἀγαθόν περ → he will obey you to his profit, he will obey you for his own good end
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
shaft of a spear: Ar. and V. κάμαξ, ὁ or ἡ, P. ῥάβδος, ἡ (Xen.).
shaft of a carriage: P. ῥυμός, ὁ (Herodotus); see pole.
weapon: P. and V. βέλος, τό (rare P.); see dart.
arrow: P. and V. τόξευμα, τό, οἰστός, ὁ (rare P.), βέλος, τό (rare P.), V. ἰός, ὁ, ἄτρακτος, ἡ, πτερόν, τό; see arrow.